The current odds of winning any prize on Winter Cash are 1 in 4.76 (21.01%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $25 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 4213 $25 top prizes has been claimed, and 4212 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 6, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 629,705 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Winter Cash is on sale at New Mexico Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 13 $1 New Mexico scratchers on sale, Winter Cash ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.76 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Merry Money, where 1 in 4.01 tickets wins at least $1 back.

Winter Cash has 5 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $25 at 1 in 150 (4,212 of 4,213 left); $10+ at 1 in 60 (6,287 of 6,287 left); $5+ at 1 in 25 (14,661 of 14,661 left); $2+ at 1 in 11.1 (31,470 of 31,470 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.76 (75,659 of 75,660 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Winter Cash ticket are 1 in 4.76 (21.01%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 11.1 (8.99%).

Winter Cash costs $1 per ticket. It is sold at authorized New Mexico Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — New Mexico scratchers and New Mexico scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The New Mexico Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in New Mexico call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

Winter Cash, a $1 New Mexico scratcher, was released on Oct 6, 2026 by the New Mexico Lottery.